This memorial website was created in the memory of my loved one, Clayton Helriggle who was born in Ohio on May 23, 1979 and passed away on September 27, 2002 at the age of 23. I will remember him forever. 

Clayton was a talented musician & loved the road and his beloved dog Buddy.  He leaves behind many friends. 

Clayton was a follower of the Grateful Dead.  Just before his sudden death he was planning on following the band.  He loved life.  His was too short.

Clayton was killed when an inexperienced & untrained Emergency Service Unit (ESU) exploded into his home on a false tip from a career criminal.  He was killed instantly by a shot gun blast to the chest never knowing what was happening in his home. 

I will forever remember my dear Clayton as I continue the vidual to expose law enforcement for what it has become; militarized vs. peace officer.  Law enforcement in every state kill innocent citizens much TOO often in their haste to flex their muscles, exert their ego believed "power" and never answer for it.  Rarely do we see the guilty dressed in a uniform and sporting every kind of leathal weapon available go to prison for murder or at best manslaughter.  The personality of a LEO is selfish and egotistical.  LEOs have a high rate of domestic violence, alcholism, adultery and suicide.  Perhaps, I can only guess, the last may be due to guilty conscience and an inability to ask for help.   Yet we must call them when we have a situation because we are not permitted by law to rectify it ourselves.  It is a catch 22.

Clayton my struggle to vindicate you may be at an end in the courts but it lives on in the dedication to protect others and support those who have also been victimized by law enforcement, the courts and money hungry attorneys.

Your memory lives on with me every day and I look forward to the day when we will embrace again.